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  • Iowa police shootings spark prayer, ministry
    by David Roach, posted Thursday, November 03, 2016 (7 years ago)

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (BP) -- The murders of two Des Moines-area police officers have spurred Iowa Christians to prayer and action.

    Officer Justin Martin of the Urbandale (Iowa) Police Department and Sgt. Anthony Beminio of the Des Moines Police Department both were shot in their patrol vehicles in "ambush"-style attacks some two miles apart Wednesday (Nov. 2) shortly after 1 a.m., CNN reported. Police took suspect Scott Michael Greene into custody hours later. Read More

  • El Cajon pastors urge unity after police shooting
    by Diana Chandler, posted Wednesday, October 05, 2016 (7 years ago)

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    EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) -- Southern Baptists are among an interdenominational group of pastors urging transparency, peace and unity in El Cajon, Calif., a week after police shot and killed Ugandan immigrant Alfred Olango, who was unarmed.

    Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Southern Baptist Church in El Cajon and an officer with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, authored a statement on behalf of the East County Pastors Prayer Network that was read in Oct. 2 worship services in perhaps 40 churches. Read More

  • Black police conf. draws call to love officers
    by David Roach, posted Thursday, August 04, 2016 (8 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- Following attorney general Loretta Lynch's call at a gathering of black law enforcement executives for America to "foster trust between communities and law enforcement," a black Philadelphia police sergeant told Baptist Press Christians should be known for extending the love of Christ to police officers in their communities. Read More